Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cynical view from the british isles on the indications for surgery

Arthroscopy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Johnson, Donald H ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^a   King, John B ^b   Donald Shelbourne, K ^a  

^a Pohvarth Building ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTHROCENTESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT LAXITY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTHROSCOPY; AUSTRALIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037294228     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jars.2003.50031     Document Type: Article

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